Corpus Refs: | Macalister/1909:245 Macalister/1949:783 Petrie/1872:119 |
Site: | CLMAC |
Discovery: | first mentioned, 1872 Burton |
History: | Petrie/1872, 55: `The stone has disappeared...Drawn at Clonmacnois by Colonel Burton, and given to Dr. Petrie by Mr Cooper'. Macalister/1899, 116, Macalister/1909, 46, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as still lost.
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Geology: | |
Dimensions: | 0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0 (Unknown) |
Setting: | Lost (present , missing 1872) |
Location: | Petrie/1872, 55, records the stone as lost, but does not state when it was first found. Petrie/1872, 55, `The stone has dissappeared...Drawn at Clonmacnois by Colonel Burton, and given to Dr. Petrie by Mr Cooper'. Macalister/1899, 116, Macalister/1909, 46, and Macalister/1949, 63, all record the stone as still lost.
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Form: | cross-slab |
Condition: | n/a , n/a |
Folklore: | none |
Crosses: | 1: latin; outline; straight; half-round; circular; none; inner curv; ind; decorated |
Decorations: | no other decoration |
Petrie, G. (1872): | O~R~ || DU | DON || A/ELDAN Expansion: OROIT DU DONAELDAN Translation: Pray for Donaeldan (PN). Macalister/1909 46 reading only Macalister/1949 63 reading only Petrie/1872 55 reading only |
Orientation: | horizontal |
Position: | n/a ; broad ; within quadrants ; quadrant |
Incision: | inc |
Date: | None published |
Language: | Goidelic (rbook) |
Ling. Notes: | none |
Palaeography: | CISP: The lettering is Insular half-uncial. The A is in the 'OC' form and the L and third D appear to have wedge-shaped finials. The R is half-uncial, the U angular and the Ns have curved top strokes. The second line has an A/E ligature and the three Ds have ascenders which bend to the left over open bows. |
Legibility: | n/a |
Lines: | 2 |
Carving errors: | 0 |
Doubtful: | no |